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Trustlaw Index of Pro Bono 2016 TRUSTLAW INDEX OF PRO BONO 2016 SPREADING THE PRACTICE OF PRO BONO WORLDWIDE TO DRIVE SOCIAL CHANGE TrustLaw Index of Pro Bono - Regional Analysis Europe The analysis in this section relates to Europe excluding England and Wales. The 2016 Index data shows that pro bono engagement is strong across Europe among both partners and fee earners. Thirty nine law firms with offices in 27 countries across Europe submitted data on their pro bono practices for the 2016 Index, a significant increase from the 31 firms that submitted in 2015. Data for nearly all key indicators suggested growth in individual lawyers’ commitment to pro bono, expansion of the practice across previously unreached jurisdictions and an increasing number of law firms using pro bono as a tool to engage and retain lawyers. While there was a 30 percent increase in the total number of pro bono hours carried out by firms with offices in Europe last year, the average annual pro bono hours carried out by fee earners dropped nominally from 15.9 hours to 15.2 hours. However, findings in both of these years show an appreciable increase from the first year of the Index, when fee earners in European offices did an average of 12.3 hours of pro bono each. Such comparisons suggest a net increase in pro bono contributions since the Index began. In addition, the percentage of fee earners who reported doing 10 or more hours of pro bono work increased in the last year, from 25.1 percent to 26.0 percent. Partner engagement in Europe increased over the last year with partners’ average annual pro bono hours increasing slightly from 10.0 to 10.8 hours and 42.5 percent of partners in European firms contributing some time to pro bono initiatives (representing a 30 percent increase from the 2015 Index). In recent years, pro bono clearinghouses and other organisations have focused on spreading the practice of pro bono across Europe engaging lawyers in a discussion on how national movements might join forces to more effectively address the legal needs of underserved communities across the continent. Although the European Convention on Human Rights (Article 6, Section 3c) requires all EU member states to provide free legal assistance to citizens in need of representation and unable to pay for legal services, the demand for free 1 http://www.echr.coe.int/Documents/Convention_ENG.pdf [email protected] K1 trustlawindex2016.trust.org TRUSTLAW INDEX OF PRO BONO 2016 or reduced-fee legal services is not met by government legal aid in many countries. The current refugee crisis has highlighted the need for collaborative cross-border efforts to address shared legal challenges. EUROPE FEE EARNERS WITH 10+ HOURS FIRM NAME COUNTRY AVERAGE HOURS PER FEE EARNER OF PRO BONO (%) Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP Russia 2.85 7.69 Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP Switzerland 38.38 50.00 Arnold & Porter LLP Belgium 45.75 75.00 Ashurst Belgium 31.27 38.10 Ashurst France 3.39 10.26 Ashurst Germany 7.68 14.61 Ashurst Italy 9.46 37.04 Ashurst Spain 18.62 47.69 Ashurst Sweden 7.90 16.67 Ashurst UK – Scotland 66.53 76.36 Atsumi & Sakai Germany 0.00 0.00 Chatain & Associes France 3.08 23.08 Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP Belgium 18.41 23.30 Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP France 7.92 11.11 Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP Germany 1.46 4.29 Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP Italy 20.68 26.42 Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP Russia 3.56 11.11 Debarliev, Dameski & Kelesoska Attorneys at law Macedonia 0.63 0.00 Debevoise & Plimpton LLP France 28.50 50.00 Debevoise & Plimpton LLP Germany 7.89 22.22 Debevoise & Plimpton LLP Russia 0.91 4.17 Dechert Belgium 70.67 100.00 Dechert France 40.69 91.43 Dechert Georgia 45.00 100.00 Dechert Germany 48.66 96.88 Dechert Ireland 38.50 100.00 Dechert Luxembourg 20.86 71.43 Dechert Russia 87.22 77.78 DLA Piper Austria 17.30 32.73 DLA Piper Belgium 26.89 41.58 Czech DLA Piper 3.29 13.64 Republic DLA Piper France 57.51 33.14 DLA Piper Georgia 10.09 15.15 DLA Piper Germany 9.76 17.55 DLA Piper Hungary 39.53 40.63 DLA Piper Italy 12.00 18.28 DLA Piper Luxembourg 9.93 41.67 DLA Piper Netherlands 14.46 28.70 DLA Piper Russia 29.44 44.29 DLA Piper Spain 6.59 12.00 [email protected] K2 trustlawindex2016.trust.org TRUSTLAW INDEX OF PRO BONO 2016 EUROPE DLA Piper Poland 29.63 32.65 DLA Piper Romania 5.38 14.29 DLA Piper Slovakia 32.14 71.43 DLA Piper Ukraine 18.75 56.52 Eversheds UK – Other 11.61 56.96 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP Austria 4.18 - Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP Belgium 6.72 - Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP France 24.99 - Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP Germany 6.10 - Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP Italy 6.29 - Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP Netherlands 14.44 - Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP Russia 3.39 - Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP Spain 0.70 - Hillbridges, s.r.o Slovakia 33.35 41.18 Hogan Lovells Belgium 15.58 48.39 Hogan Lovells France 15.76 22.49 Hogan Lovells Germany 6.15 15.46 Hogan Lovells Italy 4.10 15.73 Hogan Lovells Luxembourg 1.65 5.00 Hogan Lovells Netherlands 7.32 14.04 Hogan Lovells Russia 2.81 11.86 Hogan Lovells Spain 16.94 42.61 Hogan Lovells Poland 10.00 30.86 K & L Gates LLP Belgium 0.00 0.00 K & L Gates LLP France 1.00 3.85 K & L Gates LLP Germany 4.03 15.38 K & L Gates LLP Italy 2.81 4.76 K & L Gates LLP Russia 0.00 0.00 K & L Gates LLP Poland 12.78 29.09 Kinstellar Bulgaria 11.18 27.27 Czech Kinstellar 2.93 2.56 Republic Kinstellar Slovakia 6.97 13.33 Kirkland & Ellis LLP Germany 30.05 64.86 Lalive Switzerland 2.60 6.49 Latham & Watkins LLP Belgium 30.00 75.86 Latham & Watkins LLP France 45.11 71.26 Latham & Watkins LLP Germany 56.76 68.83 Latham & Watkins LLP Italy 25.60 53.49 Latham & Watkins LLP Russia 93.32 100.00 Latham & Watkins LLP Spain 59.39 94.44 Legance Studio Legale Associato Italy 1.48 3.50 Lexing Spain SL Spain 16.00 100.00 Linklaters LLP Belgium 5.17 10.94 Linklaters LLP France 2.53 8.52 Linklaters LLP Germany 2.35 4.63 [email protected] K3 trustlawindex2016.trust.org TRUSTLAW INDEX OF PRO BONO 2016 EUROPE Linklaters LLP Italy 0.99 2.86 Linklaters LLP Luxembourg 1.89 8.82 Linklaters LLP Netherlands 1.27 6.00 Linklaters LLP Portugal 9.51 11.11 Linklaters LLP Russia 6.38 14.06 Linklaters LLP Spain 2.79 9.84 Linklaters LLP Poland 4.63 10.77 Linklaters LLP Sweden 2.09 5.88 Martins Alfaro, Rui Teixeira & Associados Portugal 11.43 71.43 Mayer Brown International LLP Belgium 47.93 46.67 Mayer Brown International LLP France 9.24 23.68 Mayer Brown International LLP Germany 19.29 32.69 McDermott Will & Emery LLP Belgium 21.85 90.00 McDermott Will & Emery LLP France 18.98 37.50 McDermott Will & Emery LLP Germany 34.58 46.24 McDermott Will & Emery LLP Italy 13.19 33.33 Morrison and Foerster Belgium 59.86 57.14 Morrison and Foerster Germany 47.30 70.27 Orrick, Herrington and Sutcliffe LLP France 14.54 29.89 Orrick, Herrington and Sutcliffe LLP Germany 21.46 70.27 Orrick, Herrington and Sutcliffe LLP Italy 8.57 23.19 Orrick, Herrington and Sutcliffe LLP Russia 31.33 88.89 Orrick, Herrington and Sutcliffe LLP Switzerland 0.00 0.00 Paul Hastings France 51.15 69.23 Paul Hastings Germany 21.54 75.00 Paul Hastings Italy 33.99 92.00 Reed Smith LLP France 15.57 26.09 Reed Smith LLP Germany 23.10 52.50 Reed Smith LLP Greece 0.22 0.00 Savoric & Partners, LLC Croatia 13.50 60.00 Shearman & Sterling LLP Belgium 18.33 26.67 Shearman & Sterling LLP France 11.47 9.20 Shearman & Sterling LLP Germany 7.99 14.29 Shearman & Sterling LLP Italy 5.10 18.52 Simmons & Simmons Belgium 1.49 - Simmons & Simmons France 3.41 - Simmons & Simmons Germany 3.28 - Simmons & Simmons Italy 2.74 - Simmons & Simmons Luxembourg 13.00 - Simmons & Simmons Netherlands 3.23 - Simmons & Simmons Spain 4.44 - Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom LLP Belgium 11.81 11.76 Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom LLP France 71.13 86.21 Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom LLP Germany 48.41 83.33 Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom LLP Russia 39.40 75.00 [email protected] K4 trustlawindex2016.trust.org TRUSTLAW INDEX OF PRO BONO 2016 EUROPE Vieira de Almeida & Associados Portugal 26.58 35.18 Czech Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP 24.63 25.49 Republic Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP France 4.65 5.26 Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Germany 14.09 28.89 Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Hungary 31.19 33.33 Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Poland 34.04 15.38 White and Case Belgium 35.36 63.83 Czech White and Case 14.64 28.00 Republic White and Case France 9.71 28.02 White and Case Germany 12.61 27.03 White and Case Russia 23.07 55.93 White and Case Spain 40.36 81.82 White and Case Turkey 17.07 56.14 White and Case Finland 7.82 27.27 White and Case Poland 28.60 32.56 White and Case Slovakia 37.92 76.92 White and Case Sweden 5.11 15.56 White and Case Switzerland 18.40 40.00 Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP Belgium 4.03 7.14 Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP Germany 5.34 9.30 Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP UK – Other 78.35 86.15 Winston & Strawn LLP France 39.00 13.79 [email protected] K5 trustlawindex2016.trust.org TRUSTLAW INDEX OF PRO BONO 2016 Belgium As in many European countries, the comprehensive legal aid system in Belgium somewhat diminishes the demand for private lawyers to provide pro bono legal services.
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